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On the 2015 Sunshine List · 7 years

William Scarth

Professor/Sessional Lecturer · McMaster University
2015 Total Compensation Paid
$218,288.16
▲ 25.8% since 2009

William Scarth was paid $218,288.16 in total compensation as Professor/Sessional Lecturer at McMaster University in 2015, 118% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

William Scarth has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2009, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $197,343.00 a year, up 26% over that span.

That is 32% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$218,288.16
Latest compensation
in 2015
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$197,343.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+25.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$165K$180K$195K$209K$224K2009201020112012201320142015
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How William Scarth's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2015 · $218,288.16
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$197,343.00
Total growth since 2009+25.8%
Biggest raise+10.5% (2010)
Biggest drop-0.9% (2012)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2015Latest★ Best
Professor/Sessional Lecturer↑ role changed$218,288.16▲ 6.3%
2014
Professor / Sessional Lecturer↑ role changed$205,391.72▲ 2.4%
2013
Professor/Sessional Lecturer$200,617.34▲ 2.9%
2012
Professor/Sessional Lecturer↑ role changed$195,047.94▼ 0.9%
2011
Professor↑ role changed$196,720.39▲ 2.6%
2010
Professor/Department Chair$191,792.70▲ 10.5%
2009First
Professor/Department Chair$173,543.06
7 years total$1.4M total$197,343.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor/Sessional Lecturer
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2015
Years on list
7

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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